It’s been a great weekend at the domestic box office, with two major 2024 releases finally making their debut. These are the highly anticipated Broadway musical adaption Wicked, and Ridley Scott’s long-awaited sequel Gladiator 2. But for all their show-stopping and cinematic glory, they aren’t the only movies playing this weekend. Alongside these two movies is another blockbuster that has entered its second week in theaters and that is Red One, …

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'Wicked' and 'Gladiator' battle for the box office crown while Dwayne Johnson has 'Black Adam' flashbacks

“Wicked” debuted to $164.2 million at the global box office, a towering figure that includes $50.1 million in overseas ticket sales. Universal’s big-budget adaptation of the hit musical was far bigger in North America with $114 million, ranking as the third-biggest domestic debut of the year and the best ever for a Broadway adaptation. 
	Globally, “Wicked” notched the largest opening for a film that’s based on a Broadway show, supplanting 2012’s…

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‘Wicked’ Leads Global Box Office With $164 Million, ‘Gladiator II’ Surpasses $220 Million Worldwide

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Wicked is dominating pre-Thanksgiving weekend at the box office. 
	Universal’s live-action adaptation of the Broadway musical, starring Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo, debuted at No. 1 with an estimated $114 million domestically, according to The Hollywood Reporter. 
	That figure makes it the third-biggest opening of the year, behind Deadpool & Wolverine and Inside Out 2, the Associated Press reports. It also sets a new record for a Broadway mu…

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‘Wicked’ Opens With $114M at the Box Office, Surpassing ‘Gladiator II’

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"Wicked", la primera de dos películas basadas en un musical de Broadway, arrasó en los cines con una recaudación estimada de 114 millones de dólares en Estados Unidos y Canadá, informó el domingo la distribuidora Universal Pictures CMCSA.O.Te puede interesarArte e IdeasCuórum Morelia, festival de cine independiente LGBT, anuncia su 9ª ediciónArte e Ideas10 películas sobre personas cuidadorasArte e IdeasLa cinta "Emilia Pérez” abrirá la edición 2…

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"Wicked" and "Gladiator II" raise 169.5 million dollars at the US box office

Jon M. Chu’s big-screen musical raked in $114 million in the U.S. this weekend, with 'Gladiator II' slashing at its heels in second place.
Moviegoers got Wicked this weekend, driving the long-awaited adaptation of the beloved Broadway hit to the top of the box office charts around the globe.Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande’s green and pink magic conjured up $114 million in ticket sales in the U.S., averaging $29,321 in ticket sales across the 3,8…

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'Wicked' defies box office gravity to debut as No. 1 film worldwide

“Wicked” opened to $117 million this weekend to lead all films in North America, scoring the third-biggest opening weekend of 2024, according to industry estimates released Sunday. Fueled by a massive marketing campaign and the memory of its source material’s record-setting run on Broadway, the Universal Pictures release trails only “Deadpool & Wolverine,” which opened to $211 million, and “Inside Out 2,” which opened to $151 million, among this…

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`Wicked' Conjures Up $117M on First Weekend; `Gladiator II' Takes $55.5M

“Wicked” is #1 at the box office, but it did not necessarily hit originally projected numbers. The musical is now expected to deliver a $112M opening weekend. It did pick up $50M internationally, so that helps. Meanwhile, “Gladiator II” (#2) arrived with $55M in receipts for its opening weekend, its current totals are at $222M worldwide.

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Tis the season to be jolly, indeed. This weekend saw not only a generational sequel pop into town to score a robust R-rated debut but also the inclusion of a musical fantasy that opened for a new-to-cinema starter. Wicked trounced from a $46.74 million Friday to earn $114 million for the weekend, making it the third-biggest debut of the 2024 calendar year (behind Inside Out 2 and Deadpool & Wolverine). This preliminary debut before Thanksgiving …

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